Private News Agency Closes its Office in Kabul after Taliban Threats

Jomhor News Agency, a private news agency, said that it has closed its central office in the capital Kabul as a result of repeated Taliban threats. The group’s intelligence agency has asked it to remove any article criticizing the Taliban’s rule.

In a statement issued on Sunday, December 11, the news agency said that the Taliban authorities have repeatedly threatened and interrogated its in-charge Kabul through phone calls, summons, and warnings.